Proverbs 21 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021(NRSVUE)

Proverbs 21

1The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord;

he turns it wherever he will.

2 of death.

7 in the house of the wise,

but the fool devours it.

21 and honor.

22

but the righteous give and do not hold back.

27 their ways.

30 Isa 8.9, 10; Jer 9.23 No wisdom, no understanding, no counsel

can avail against the Lord.

31 Ps 3.8; Isa 31.1; 1 Cor 15.28 The horse is made ready for the day of battle,

but the victory belongs to the Lord.